TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 308060 [ 2026TNSTR2456....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-06-11 09:52:09
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Jesper Sollerman (SU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Daniel Perley (LJMU), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2026oxa
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26abaufnq
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 09:51:28.667 (147.8694466) DEC = +41:53:02.81 (41.8841136)
Discovery date: 2026-06-08 04:11:19.003 (JD=2461199.6745255)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-06-08 04:11:19.003
Flux: 20.2262 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-06-05 04:11:19
Limiting flux: 20.5814 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026oxa